&GAS: TEMPERATURE


unit

  Various temperature units are recognised, as listed in the table:

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  Unit                Conversion from Kelvin     Shortest notation
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  degree Celsius      T-273.15                   CELSIUS, C
  degree Fahrenheit   (T-273.15)*9/5+32          FAHRENHEIT, F
  Kelvin              T                          KELVIN, K
  degree Rankine      (T-273.15)*9/5+32-459.67   RANKINE, RA
  degree Reaumur      (T-273.15)*4/5             REAUMUR, RE
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  Default input unit is Kelvin, temperatures are output in K or in
  C, the unit which is chosen for output doesn't depend on the unit
  used for input.

Keyword index. Formatted on 10/11/98.